Putrefy
Instant
RAVRavnica: City of Guilds#221uncommon
Foil
"All matter, animate or not, rots when exposed to time. We merely speed up the process." —Ezoc, Golgari rot farmer
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 2053
- Illustrator
- Jim Nelson
- Found in
- Ravnica Theme Deck Golgari Deathcreep · Ravnica City of Guilds MTGO Redemption · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.
Plays as: Protection Spell · Artifact Removal · Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.1%
$0.33
$0.10 low$0.07 gap
Foil+0.0%
$2.26
$1.49 low$1.04 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.33as of 2026-07-12
+3.1%
H $0.42L $0.18since Feb 2024$0.10
$0.03
$0.07+70% · normal spread
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Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Foil
$2.26as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $2.83L $1.59since Feb 2024$1.49
$0.45
$1.04+70% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 33 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Feb 1, 2006 · one tap opens all
- WotCFeb 1, 2006
This spell isn't modal. When it resolves, it will destroy the target if it's a creature or an artifact, even if it changed from one to the other between targeting and resolution.